Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord

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Christian doctrinal text Lutheran confessional document theological document

The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Formula of Concord	3
Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord canonical	2
Declaratio solida Formulae Concordiae	1
Formula of Concord (Solid Declaration)	1
Liber Concordiae	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1166789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
Context triple: [Book of Concord, hasPart, Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord]

A. Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Epitome of the Formula of Concord is a concise Lutheran confessional document that summarizes key doctrinal positions and controversies addressed in the larger Formula of Concord.
B. Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
C. Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
D. Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
E. Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession is a key 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Philipp Melanchthon that defends and clarifies the doctrines presented in the Augsburg Confession.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
Target entity description: The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord is a key 1577 Lutheran confessional document that systematically clarifies and defends Lutheran doctrine against contemporary theological controversies.

A. Epitome of the Formula of Concord
Epitome of the Formula of Concord is a concise Lutheran confessional document that summarizes key doctrinal positions and controversies addressed in the larger Formula of Concord.
B. Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
C. Belgic Confession
The Belgic Confession is a foundational 16th-century Reformed doctrinal statement that systematically outlines key Calvinist beliefs and theology.
D. Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession is a foundational 1530 statement of Lutheran beliefs that became a central doctrinal standard of the Protestant Reformation.
E. Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession is a key 16th-century Lutheran theological work by Philipp Melanchthon that defends and clarifies the doctrines presented in the Augsburg Confession.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian doctrinal text ⓘ Lutheran confessional document ⓘ theological document ⓘ
addressesConflictWith	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
addressesConflictWithin	Lutheranism ⓘ
addressesControversy	Adiaphoristic controversy ⓘ Antinomian controversy ⓘ linked to: Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts Christological controversies on the Lord’s Supper ⓘ Crypto-Calvinist controversy ⓘ Majoristic controversy ⓘ Synergistic controversy ⓘ
addressesDoctrine	church practices (adiaphora) ⓘ free will ⓘ good works ⓘ justification ⓘ law and gospel ⓘ original sin ⓘ person of Christ ⓘ predestination ⓘ the Lord’s Supper ⓘ third use of the law ⓘ
associatedTheologian	Andreas Musculus ⓘ Christoph Körner ⓘ David Chytraeus ⓘ Jakob Andreae ⓘ Martin Chemnitz ⓘ Nikolaus Selnecker NERFINISHED ⓘ
compiledBy	Lutheran theologians ⓘ
confessionalFamily	Lutheranism ⓘ
dateWritten	1577 ⓘ
hasLatinTitle	Declaratio solida Formulae Concordiae ⓘ linked to: Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord
hasPart	articles of doctrine ⓘ
hasShorterVersion	Epitome of the Formula of Concord ⓘ
historicalContext	post-Reformation doctrinal disputes in the 16th century ⓘ
influenced	later Lutheran orthodoxy ⓘ
isLongerVersionOf	Epitome of the Formula of Concord ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
normativeStatus	symbolic book in Lutheran churches ⓘ
partOf	Book of Concord ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
purpose	clarification of Lutheran doctrine ⓘ defense of Lutheran doctrine ⓘ resolution of theological controversies ⓘ
religiousTradition	Protestantism ⓘ
subordinateTo	Bible ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	confessional Lutheran ⓘ
titleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
usesAuthoritySource	Holy Scripture ⓘ
yearIncludedInBookOfConcord	1580 ⓘ

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